[NOW News] Feminism: Alive and Well

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BELOW THE BELT: A COLUMN BY NOW PRESIDENT KIM GANDY So many women have blazed a trail on issues of deep concern. None among them would have set out to climb a mountain and decided, halfway to the summit, that that was good enough. And neither shall we. Read more EMPOWER, ENFRANCHISE AND ENERGIZE AT THE 2005 WOMEN OF COLOR AND ALLIES SUMMIT Join us for a weekend of organizing and strategizing at the Women of Color and Allies Summit in Arlington, Va. on April 1-3, 2005. Read more | Propose a workshop | Register online THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: NOW OPPOSES ATTORNEY GENERAL NOMINEE ALBERTO GONZALES A feminist view of the world has no room for an attorney general who sanctions torture as a means of resolving disputes. Read more FEDERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT REINTRODUCED IN CONGRESS: BUSH'S RADICAL RIGHT SUPPORTERS USE LEVERAGE TO ADVANCE AGENDA OF INTOLERANCE They're at it again! On Jan. 24, Sen. Wayne Allard reintroduced an amendment to the U.S. Constitution designed to ban same-sex marriages. Read more TELL THE FDA THAT WOMEN NEED OVER-THE-COUNTER EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION WITH NO RESTRICTIONS It's not too late to tell the FDA to allow drugstores to sell emergency contraception without a prescription. Take action! LETTER FROM NOW AND NAACP TO GEORGE W. BUSH REGARDING A "SEPARATE BUT EQUAL" PRIVATIZED SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM Bush's proposal would cut benefits for everyone, but especially harms women and African Americans. Read more MORE RECOMMENDED READING For Millions of American Women, Roe Is Already History, by Laura Kaminker, CommonDreams.org Little Black Lies by Paul Krugman, New York Times Bamboozled: Destruction of Social Security Would Harm Black Communities, by Maya Rockeymoore, PhD, The Black Commentator Wade Horn: The Marrying Man, by Bill Berkowitz, MediaTransparency.org		NOW ACTIVISTS HOLD CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO HONOR 32ND ANNIVERSARY OF ROE V. WADE, REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH "This 32nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade is a solemn day for us," said NOW President Kim Gandy. "We are now seeing an even more intensified effort to limit the availability of birth control and abortion." Read more NOW WARNS WOMEN ABOUT BUSH'S SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEME "George W. Bush misleads the public on Social Security at virtually every turn," said NOW President Kim Gandy. "Women, regardless of age, have the most to lose under Bush's privatization scheme." Read more IN MEMORIAM: TOBI HALE NOW lost a national board member and a passionate activist when Tobi Hale passed away on Jan. 24. NOW members across the country are deeply saddened to lose our friend Tobi, who was only 55, so early in such a vibrant life. Read more MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE 2005 NATIONAL NOW CONFERENCE! It's never too soon to start planning for this year's National NOW Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 1-3, 2005. Propose a workshop | Register online STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS TASK FORCE ON WOMEN AND SOCIAL SECURITY ON "GENDER ADJUSTMENTS" It would be unlawful to "adjust" Social Security benefits, either up or down, based on sex or race. It's time for Congress to get serious about preserving and improving Social Security benefits. Read more FIGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS: WORK AT THE NOW ACTION CENTER The National NOW Action Center in Washington is looking for a field director, a young feminist programs coordinator, a facilities coordinator, and a director of NOW Foundation programs. More information will be available next week at www.now.org/jobs.
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